
NCERA210: Improving the management and effectiveness of cooperatively owned businesses and non-profit organizations
(Multistate Research Coordinating Committee and Information Exchange Group)
Status: Active
SAES-422 Reports
02/04/2024
- Bhuyan, S. & Karantininis, K. 2023. "How to Measure Cooperative Performance using Organizational Effectiveness and Participation," Chapter 8, in M. Boland & M. Elliot (eds). Handbook on Cooperatives and Mutuals, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK. http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781802202618
- Boland M. & M. Elliot (eds). Handbook on Cooperatives and Mutuals, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK. http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781802202618
- Kashyap, D. and Bhuyan, S. 2023, "Accessing value-added market through cooperatives: a case study of Sitajakhala Dugdha Utpadak Samabai Samiti Ltd., India," Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 399-417. https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-05-2021-0131.
- Franken, J.R.V., M.L. Cook, and J.M.E. Pennings. 2022. “Producer Risk Aversion and Participation in Agricultural Cooperatives” Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management, 10(2): 100171. Pub date: 2022/12/1
- Franken, J. and J. Grashuis. 2023. “New Generation Cooperatives: What we Know and Need to Learn.” in Handbook of Research on Cooperatives and Mutuals, ed: Mathew Elliott and Michael Boland. Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 83-99. pub date: 2023/2/7
- Gardner, J., J. Franken, and M. Boerngen. 2022. “A Research Agenda for Cooperatives.” Journal of Cooperatives, 36: 38-66.
- Schmit, T.M., F.C. Tamarkin, & R.M. Severson. 2023. Differential economic impacts for cooperative business structures: An application to farmer-owned cooperatives in New York State. Ch. 19 (pp. 292-312) in Research Handbook on Cooperatives and Mutuals, M. Boland & M. Elliot, eds. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK.
- Schmit, T.M., R. Stamm, & R.M. Severson. 2022. Engaged learning: Linking course instruction and extension programming. Applied Economics & Teaching Resources, 4(2):69-83.
- Schmit, T.M. 2023. Cornell Cooperative Enterprise Program Report. In 2022 Annual Report of the Northeast Cooperative Council. March.
- Herchenbach, J. S., Briggeman, B. C., Bergtold, J., Shanoyan, A., Low, S., Miller, B. (2023). A Qualitative Assessment of Farmer Director Skills in Agricultural Cooperatives. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 26(4), 655-672. https://www.ifama.org/ifamr-journal
- Herchenbach, J. S., Briggeman, B. C. (2023). Research Series on Director Skills Gap Analysis (Paper 4 of 4): A Tool to Evaluate Director’s Skill Levels and Gaps. Research Series on Director Skills Gap Analysis. Manhattan, KS: Kansas State University Agricultural Economics - Arthur Capper Cooperative Center. https://accc.k-state.edu/research/fact_sheet_series.html
- Herchenbach, J. S., Briggeman, B. C. (2023). Research Series on Director Skills Gap Analysis (Paper 3 of 4): Identifying the Most Important Director Skills. Research Series on Director Skills Gap Analysis. Manhattan, KS: Kansas State University Agricultural Economics - Arthur Capper Cooperative Center. https://accc.k-state.edu/research/fact_sheet_series.html
- Herchenbach, J. S., Briggeman, B. C. (2023). Research Series on Director Skills Gap Analysis (Paper 2 of 4): Existing Skill Gaps. Research Series on Director Skills Gap Analysis. Manhattan, KS: Kansas State University Agricultural Economics - Arthur Capper Cooperative Center. https://accc.k-state.edu/research/fact_sheet_series.html
- Herchenbach, J. S., Briggeman, B. C. (2023). Research Series on Director Skills Gap Analysis (Paper 1 of 4): Skills Needed to be Engaged and Knowledgeable Directors. Research Series on Director Skills Gap Analysis. Manhattan, KS: Kansas State University Agricultural Economics - Arthur Capper Cooperative Center. https://accc.k-state.edu/research/fact_sheet_series.html
- Li, Y. 2023. Needs assessment and financial feasibility of solar sheep grazing cooperatives in the Northeast United States. MS Thesis. Cornell University. (T.M. Schmit, Thesis advisor)
- Mashange, B.C. Briggeman. “Dynamic Pro-Forma Tool for Farmer Cooperatives.” Poster Presented at Extension Risk Management Education Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 2023.
- Nienhaus, R., J.R.V. Franken, and J.M.E. Pennings. 2022. “Hedging behavior of agribusiness cooperatives and investor-owned firms in Germany.” Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management, 11(2), 100219. Pub date: 2023/12/1
- Secor, W., and Boland, M.A. (2023). The role of the farmer and their cooperative in supply chain governance: a US perspective. In Elliott, M.S., and Boland, M.A. (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Cooperatives and Mutuals (pp. 185-192). Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Boland, M.A., Byrne, N., Carroll, B., McCarthy, O., Pitts, S., and Secor, W. (A) (2023). A framework for understanding the role of producers in governance of supply chains. In Elliott, M.S., and Boland, M.A. (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Cooperatives and Mutuals (pp. 166-171). Edward Elgar Publishing.
02/14/2025
11/07/2025
- Beeler, Ashley, Dayton M. Lambert, Phil Kenkel, and B. Wade Brorsen (2025), “The Effect of a Cooperative Grain Alliance on Wheat Basis” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, September 2025
- Bhuyan, S., Karantininis, K. & Kinikli, F., 2025. “An Assessment of the Organizational Effectiveness of Farmer Cooperatives: Cases from Greece, Sweden, and Turkey,” International Food and Agribusiness Management Review (IFAMA) (under review).
- Briggeman, B.C. and G. Mashange. “Impact of Section 199A(g) on Local Grain Marketing and Farm Supply Cooperatives.” ACCC Fact Sheet Series, November 2024.
- Grashuis, J.; Franken, J. R. V. “Why are there fewer and fewer cooperatives in the agricultural sector? A survival analysis within a competing risk framework.” Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics (2025), Vol. 96 (1), p. 5-21. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/apce.12493
- Herchenbach, J., B.C. Briggeman and J. Bergtold. “Valuing Trust: An Application to Agricultural Lending.” Agricultural Finance Review, forthcoming.
- Herchenbach, J. S., Briggeman, B. C., Bergtold, J., Shanoyan, A., Low, S., Miller, B. (2024). A Skills Gap Analysis of Farmer Directors of U.S. Farmer Cooperatives. Agribusiness: An International Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21997
- Jacobs, K. L., Berner, C. “The Role of Right Mix and Board Development Practices in Governance Outcomes.” CGRI Research Brief. University of Wisconsin, Center for Cooperatives, December 2024.
- Kenkel, Phil, Agricultural Cooperatives, 1st Edition, Congella Academic Publishing, 2025 (18 Chapters)
- Kenkel,P. “Farmers Cooperative Association Casestudy” created for cooperative education project sponsored by Association of Cooperative Educators (ACE) and CHS, 9-23-2025
- Kenkel, P. “Why are Cooperatives Prominent in U.S. Agriculture” Southern Ag Today, 3-14-2025 https://southernagtoday.org/2025/03/14/why-are-cooperatives-prominent-in-u-s-agriculture/
- Kenkel, P. “Understanding the Section 199A Tax Deduction” Southern Ag Today 6-6-2025 https://southernagtoday.org/2025/06/06/understanding-the-section-199a-tax-deduction/
- Kenkel, P. R B. Holcomb, M. Carvalho, and R. Radmehr, “Cost-Effective Strategies for Feral Swine Control: Exploring Trapping Equipment Cooperatives” Human–Wildlife Interactions, Vol. 18 Issue 3, 2025
- Park, J.L. “Manager Evaluations”, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Cooperative Management Letter, January 2025
- Park, J.L. “Asking Questions”, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Cooperative Management Letter, January 2025
- Park, J.L. “Evaluating the Cooperative Manager” Southern Ag Today, January 31, 2025
- Park, J.L. “Members Are the Key to Cooperative Success” Southern Ag Today, April, 2025
- Santillana, S. and T.M. Schmit. 2025. Estimating the association of social capital and participation in cooperatives and influence cooperative membership on farm profitability. Working Paper, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
- Santillana, S., S. Li, T.M. Schmit, N. Tommell, & R.M. Severson. 2025. Financial feasibility of solar sheep grazing service cooperatives. Working Paper, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
- Schmit, T.M. and C. Laughton. 2024. The Northeast Economic Engine: Agriculture, Forest Products, Commercial Fishing and Food Manufacturing. Knowledge Exchange Partner, Volume 19, Issue 10. Farm Credit East. October.
- Schmit, T.M. 2024. Cornell Cooperative Enterprise Program Report. In 2023 Annual Report of the Northeast Cooperative Council. March.
- Severson, R.M. O.G. Dunn-Hindle, & T.M. Schmit, T.M. 2024. Worker Cooperatives: A Solution to Small Business Ownership Succession. The Owner’s Decision to Sell & The Employees’ Decision to Buy. EB 2024-08, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management, Cornell University.Schmit, T.